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Ahead of Budget night Treasurer Josh Frydenberg joins Kieran Gilbert on Sunday Agenda today. The Treasurer has granted unprecedented access to his home in Melbourne. Former Prime Minister John Howard also joins for his insight into Frydenberg’s Budget blueprint and political ascendancy. Further coverage and analysis begins on SKY News on Tuesday. Then on Tuesday 11 May, the countdown to the Treasurer’s Budget address begins at 5:30am with Peter Stefanovic on First Edition. From 9:00am, Laura Jayes will be joined by leading economists to discuss the potential market and economic impact of...

Login 'A pandemic, a problem politician, and an outgoing premier' led to snap election in Tasmania01/05/2021|4min Sky News Political Reporter Tom Connell takes a look at the state of play in Tasmania's parliament and the reasons for the snap election decision by Premier Peter Gutwein just 18 months into the job. "Any majority in Tasmania is hard to achieve... and after a fairly smooth 2018 re-election, few would have predicted what was to come; a pandemic, a premier quitting, and a problem personality, leading to an early poll," he said. Favourite

Explaining Tasmania's Hare-Clark voting system01/05/2021|4min Sky News Political Reporter Tom Connell takes a look at and explains Tasmania's Hare-Clark electoral system. "Tasmania has used the Hare-Clark system since 1909 and it remains the state's often confusing but still colourful format," he said. "There are five electorates in Tasmania and each of these elects five members, but it's not as simple as the most popular five candidates getting elected." Favourite

Sky News Political Reporter Tom Connell says current data suggests "at the very least" a status quo election with the Liberal Party holding its territory and Labor failing to make any gains. "A majority in Tasmania in the lower house is a good result," he said. "You'd have to say there's just no Labor gains here to speak of. Their path to victory doesn't seem realistic at all right now."

SKY News and the Mercury will host a People’s Forum in Hobart with Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein and Opposition Leader Rebecca White, taking questions from voters five days out from the state election. Kieran Gilbert, Chief News Anchor said: “Premier Peter Gutwein caught many by surprise when he called Tasmania’s Election a year early, and this Forum will be our best insight into whether voters are set to reward or reject his high-stakes roll of the dice.” Paul Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer said: “People’s Forums are always a campaign highlight – bringing both Leaders tog...